Courts & Law

DHS is supposed to investigate abuse allegations itself when the suspected perpetrator works for a county agency. Sara Packer was a former adoptions supervisor.

Pennsylvania's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is ending a seven-year lawsuit over a lack of funding for public defense in Luzerne County.

Throughout the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, court filings and news media revealed numerous instances of contacts with Russians.

Anyone subject to a final protection from abuse order after a contested hearing must turn over their firearms within 24 hours.

Mueller's team writes that it tried to interview the president for more than a year before Trump submitted written testimony in response to questions.

Two nights before his arrest in New York, police in Newark arrested Lamparello after he wouldn't leave the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart at closing time.

Read notable excerpts from the redacted report, annotated by NPR reporters and editors, below. We’ll be updating this analysis throughout the day as we read the report.

Mueller detailed 10 "episodes" involving actions by Trump that might have constituted obstruction of justice, Attorney General William Barr said.

Barr said that no one outside the Justice Department has seen the unredacted Mueller report.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner previously tried to block Abu-Jamal’s latest appeal, but now has changed his mind.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says it’s dropping a long-running lawsuit against Luzerne County over lack of fu ...

Crystal Martin has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to change the registration status of hundreds of out-of-state students so they could pay cheaper in-state tuition.

Denver-area schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with Columbine.

The retired statutes are prime examples of the 'blue laws' that once aimed to restrict activities on Sundays.

After an 18-month investigation into Medicaid fraud in Pa., a grand jury panel suggests that state lawmakers make changes to disrupt "systemic" malfeasance.